FTSE 100 Opens Flat as DAX Pulls Ahead With a 0.46% Gain
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 16, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.04%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.46%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40—
London barely moved at the open while Frankfurt ran ahead with a 0.46% gain. That gap is where European money is going right now.
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The FTSE 100 opened at 14,364, a gain of 0.04% that is barely a rounding error, and on a morning when Frankfurt is visibly moving, London's stillness stands out.
The DAX opened up 0.46%, a meaningful contrast to the flat London session. When two major European markets diverge at the open like this, it can signal where regional capital is rotating, and right now that flow appears to favour German equities over UK ones.
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The index was trading above 14,790 earlier in the recent period before sliding through the 14,500s, so today's open near 14,364 places it toward the lower end of that range, consolidating at a softer level rather than recovering.
For investors with exposure to both London and Frankfurt, the session spread is the number to watch as the morning develops. Whether the DAX holds its early gains or gives them back will say a great deal about European risk appetite on this Wednesday open.